#OnThisDay, 5 Feb 1919, Mary Pickford co-founds United Artists in Hollywood with fellow actor Douglas Fairbanks, actor and director Charlie Chaplin and director D W Griffith. Their hope was to circumvent the growing studio system by owning their own creative output.
Pickford was also the first Hollywood movie star to sign a million dollar contract.
#ReclaimTheFrame
#WomenBehindTheCamera #WomenInHistory #HollywoodHistory #History
Parks refused to surrender her seat to a white rider on a Montgomery, AL bus on December 1, 1955. The act was unplanned, but she wasnβt simply a tired private citizen (as many history books have painted her). She was active in the early Civil Rights Movement beginning in 1943 and was the secretary for the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP.
I'm a responsible driver. I support legislation to help prevent irresponsible people from getting behind the wheel. This means preventing DUIs, reckless driving, or unsafe cars. What's my point?
This: Responsible gun ownership requires supporting legislation to help prevent irresponsible people from having easy access to firearms. If you're not willing to ensure that happens, you're not a responsible gun owner, & you are part of the problem of epidemic gun violence in America.
The Cherokee Nation is still waiting for the US to seat the delegate promised to it by an 1835 treaty.
' βOur ancestors upheld their end of the bargainβafter being forced to leave their homes and march to the west ...,β Chuck Hoskin Jr., the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, wrote in a letter to House leadership this week. βYet, two centuries later, the U.S. House still has yet to seat the delegate we were promised.β '
#Cherokee #USCongress #IndianTreaties
https://newrepublic.com/article/170368/cherokee-nation-hoskin-delegate-congress
My BFA, named Boo, would let me brace his beak on my finger while I gave him head scratches. I know a parrot's beak is sensitive, and resting it on a cold, hard cage can't feel great. Scooter won't accept that. Head scratches are on her terms only, and woe to he who interferes.
#ParrotsOfMastodon #Parrots
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.